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Major People Groups *

109

Major Unreached People Groups *

93

Total Population

2,150,000

Buddhist

0.0 %

Christian

3.2 %

Hindu

94.4 %

Muslim

2.3 %

Sikh

0.0 %

Other Religions

0.2 %
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Photo People Group ▲ Population Primary Language Progress
Scale		 Hindu % Muslim % Buddhist % Christian % Sikh % Other %
Adi Dravida 36,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0-0.1% - -
Agamudaiyan Nattaman 19,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Agamudaiyan unspecified 21,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Aiyanavar 700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Aiyanavar Christian 700 Telugu Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Alavan 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi 2,200 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ambalavasi Tottiyan Naicker 200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Anuppan 20 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arasar 3,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Arasar Christian 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Arayan 6,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Arunthathiyar 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bairagi (Hindu traditions) 4,400 Bengali Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bakuda 1,800 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Bania Chetti 6,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Bania unspecified 10,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - 0.1-2%
Brahmin Ashtashasram 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Dravida 18,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Iyer 6,500 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kannada 1,300 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Kosala Nadu 600 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Pancha Dravida 8,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Potti 1,500 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Saraswat 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Sholiar 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin Tamil 6,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Brahmin unspecified 71,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chackaravar 4,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chackaravar Christian 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chakkiliyan (Hindu traditions) 39,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% - - -
Chavalakkaran 800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Chavalakkaran Christian 80 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Chayakkaran 900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Devendrakulathan 4,700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Idayan 6,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavan 188,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavaniyan 900 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Ilavathi 2,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kaikolan 31,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kakkalan 1,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kallan Tondaman 33,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Kallan unspecified 106,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Kapu unspecified 1,700 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kattunayakan 1,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kavathi 2,900 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kavathi Christian 200 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Keralamuthali 70 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuda Korava 60 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kudumban 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 10-50% - - 50-100% - -
Kumhar, Kusavar (Hindu traditions) 1,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Kuravan (Hindu traditions) 4,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Lingayat 3,700 Kannada Progress Gauge - - - - - 50-100%
Malakuravan 100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Malayarayar 40 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mannan, caste 5,300 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Maravan 291,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Mukkuvan (Hindu traditions) 1,400 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Mutali 700 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Nadar (Christian traditions) 7,600 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Nadar (Hindu traditions) 34,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Nair 112,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Navait 800 Konkani Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Navithan 21,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pagadai 4,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Pallan (Christian traditions) 27,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Pallan (Hindu traditions) 206,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0-0.1% - -
Palliyar 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 2-5% - -
Panan 5,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Paraiyan (Christian traditions) 20,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Paraiyan (Hindu traditions) 77,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - 0-0.1% 0.1-2% 0-0.1% -
Pashtun, Pathan 1,500 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Pathiyan 1,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Puthirai Vannan 4,600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Rajput (Hindu traditions) 3,100 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Razu 9,100 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sali 7,500 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Samban 300 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Sayyid 2,300 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Semman 400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Shaikh Qureshi 1,200 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Shaikh unspecified 5,600 Urdu Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Tamil (Muslim traditions) 37,000 Tamil Progress Gauge - 50-100% - - - -
Tholuva Naicker 20 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Urikkara Naicker 90 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga Kappiliyan 200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vakkaliga unspecified 2,200 Kannada Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vaniyan 14,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Vannan (Christian traditions) 3,300 Tamil Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vannan (Hindu traditions) 35,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0-0.1% - -
Vanniyan 5,200 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Velakkithalanayan 15,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Isai 4,400 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Nanchilnattu 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 5-10% - -
Vellalan Nanjanad 38,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan Tondamandalam 1,100 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vellalan unspecified 54,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - 0.1-2% - -
Veluthadanayar 3,800 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vetan (Christian traditions) 60 Malayalam Progress Gauge - - - 50-100% - -
Vetan (Hindu traditions) 13,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Vettakkaran 600 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Asari 28,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Kollan 3,600 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Thattan 12,000 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma unspecified 102,000 Tamil Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Viswakarma Vilkurup 700 Malayalam Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav (Hindu traditions) 206,000 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Ghosi 5,300 Hindi Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
Yadav Gola 16,000 Telugu Progress Gauge 50-100% - - - - -
  Major Groups (displayed):  109 2,131,000   93 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
  All Groups (including small not displayed *):  212 2,150,000   182 ● 50-100% 2-5% 0-0.1% 2-5% 0-0.1% 0.1-2%
* District level entries that are less than 1,000 individuals AND less than 1% of the groups total in the country are not displayed.

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